Hello Folks wiser than I!
So here's my deal:
I'm currently going for an install of luxury plank vinyl in a small bedroom of a very old house...the only thing is, my sub-floor is patchy and odd with original hardwood+a patch + random squares of linoleum in one ocorner, offset by a very strange/unique mosaic type old-ass tile pattern filling out the predominate space of the room. The spotty nature of the sub-floor is only offset by the fact that this house is OLD AS HECK and basically slopes/settles down an inch or at about 2 feet in from the front-facing wall. I've attached a picture for reference with a level.
My questions are thus:
1) It seems that the main issue is the slope at the front of the room, albeit a big problem. The rest of the room is fairly ok, but I'd feel a lot better if I could just get a nice flat substrate. I DO NOT want to remove these tiles as I have no idea as to whether or not there is asbestos in the mastic or the tiles themselves. So what are my options if I do not want to mess with these tiles?
2) Assuming removing the tiles is not an option, and thus NOT being able to true up the joists at the structural level, is it crazy to think that I can screed some type of leveling compound over the valleys in this flood and also fill that huge gap at the front of the house with this type of floor?
I'm really at a loss for an idea here given that I'm just not sure how secure SLC would be in this instance, yet I don't want to remove these weird tiles. If there's anybody out there who might have some insight for me, I'd really appreciate it.
So here's my deal:
I'm currently going for an install of luxury plank vinyl in a small bedroom of a very old house...the only thing is, my sub-floor is patchy and odd with original hardwood+a patch + random squares of linoleum in one ocorner, offset by a very strange/unique mosaic type old-ass tile pattern filling out the predominate space of the room. The spotty nature of the sub-floor is only offset by the fact that this house is OLD AS HECK and basically slopes/settles down an inch or at about 2 feet in from the front-facing wall. I've attached a picture for reference with a level.
My questions are thus:
1) It seems that the main issue is the slope at the front of the room, albeit a big problem. The rest of the room is fairly ok, but I'd feel a lot better if I could just get a nice flat substrate. I DO NOT want to remove these tiles as I have no idea as to whether or not there is asbestos in the mastic or the tiles themselves. So what are my options if I do not want to mess with these tiles?
2) Assuming removing the tiles is not an option, and thus NOT being able to true up the joists at the structural level, is it crazy to think that I can screed some type of leveling compound over the valleys in this flood and also fill that huge gap at the front of the house with this type of floor?
I'm really at a loss for an idea here given that I'm just not sure how secure SLC would be in this instance, yet I don't want to remove these weird tiles. If there's anybody out there who might have some insight for me, I'd really appreciate it.
